CU Online Webinar - Integrating media into your course

Integrating Media into your courses

patrick r. lowenthalpatrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu

Images

Images

1. Find Images

2. (or) Create Images

3. Share Images

Find Images

Google Imageshttp://images.google.com

Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com

Create ImagesTake Your Own or Adapt Others

picnik http://www.picnik.com

Aviaryhttp://aviary.com

Share Images

•Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com

•PhotoBuckethttp://photobucket.com

Demo

Activity #1Complete the following (10 min.):

1. Create a course bannerGo to www.picnik.com and find an image and use it to create a course banner. Then upload it (if there is time) to your course shell.

Video

Why Video?

Video

1. Find Videos

2. (or) Create Videos

3. Share Videos

Find VideosVideo Resources• Youtube – www.youtube.com•TeacherTube – www.teachertube.com•Google Video – video.google.com•Vimeo – www.vimeo.com •Viddler – www.viddler.com•Archive – www.archive.org

Open Content•MIT, Stanford, Utah State

Create VideosRecord • Do-It-Yourself (DIY): WebCam, MiniDV, FlipCam• Seek Professional Help: Contact CU Online

Edit•DIY: Movie Maker, iMovie, Premiere Elements•Professional Help: Adobe Premiere Pro

Produce•DIY: Consider bandwidth, format, distribution•Professional Help: Flash Streaming Server

Share Videos

Options Pros/Cons

Video sharing website (e.g., YouTube)

Ease of use, embed options, annotating, and sharing options (to a larger audience); limit on size of files

CU Online Flash Server Supported by CU Online, embed options, ability to stream large files; not as easy as sites like YouTube

Your individual course (i.e., in the CMS)

Easy to upload; only available in that course, not streamed

Demo

Activity #2Complete one of the following (10 min.):

1. Embed a YouTube video in your course.Find a video & embed video in your course shell (i.e., Blackboard or eCollege)

2. Download a YouTube video. Find a video and go to www.zamzar.com Download it and upload to your course.

3. Upload a video to YouTube. Download www.patricklowenthal.com/cuonline.mov then create an account (e.g., w/ YouTube) and upload

Audio

Audio1. Find Audio Clips

2. (or) Create Audio Clips

3. Share Audio Clips

Find AudioAudio Resources•Archive – www.archive.org• iTunes •Podcasts directories: podcastalley.com, learnoutloud.com•Podcast Search Engines: podscope.com •Publishers/Media: npr.org/podcasts, cnn.com/podcasts

Open Content•MIT, Stanford, Utah State

Create AudioRecord your own Podcasts on your Computer•Audacity (Mac/PC) – audacity.sourceforge.net•GarageBand (Mac) – www.apple.com/garageband/

Record a Podcast by Phone•Talk Shoe – www.talkshoe.com•HipCast – http://www.hipcast.com •Yodio – http://www.yodio.com

Digital Voice Recorder

Share AudioRecord your own Podcasts on your Computer•Audacity (Mac/PC) –http://audacity.sourceforge.net•GarageBand (Mac) –http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

Record a Podcast by Phone•Talk Shoe – www.talkshoe.com•HipCast – http://www.hipcast.com •Yodio – http://www.yodio.com

Demo

Activity #3Complete one of the following (10 min.):1. Find an audio clip (e.g., at

www.npr.com/podcast), download it and then upload it to your course

2. Use your phone to record a brief podcast with talkshoe, Hipcast or Yodio

3. Download a YouTube video as an audio file at http://www.listentoyoutube.com/

Misc

Misc• Digital StorytellingMS PhotoStory, VoiceThread, iMovie, MS Movie Maker

•RSSGoogle Reader

•PresentationsSlideShare, Slideboom

Contact MePatrick R. Lowenthalpatrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu